Sun Valley dreamer heads East

Father Giovanni Bizzotto of Sun Valley is among the more than 40 Californians riding on the “Dream Train” to D.C. right now to lobby for immigration reform.

Bizotto, an Italian immigrant who now works as the vocation director for the Scalabrinian Community Mission for the Migrants, a religious order that serves migrants in 31 countries, said he feels a sense of obligation to advocate for immigrants.

``I’m a strong believer that the church has to journey along with people who are struggling. I strongly believe that this is where I belong, journeying along with the migrants,’’ he said.

The 10-city train tour, organized by the archdiocese and the AFL-CIO and promoted by the immigrant rights coalition We Are America, describes its aims as ``dispelling myths’’ about immigration. It set out from Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The Dreams Across America tour includes about 100 immigrants, citizens and clergy stopping in several cities to talk to people about their family’s American dream.